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The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

The removal of Amer­i­can made alco­hol prod­ucts from Cana­di­an store shelves across sev­er­al provinces, cou­pled with an enthu­si­asm to buy local, has ignit­ed a pos­i­tive boost for Canada’s wine­mak­ers and pro­duc­ers. Cana­di­an wine…

Consuming alcoholic beverages can be beneficial for cholesterol levels

    Consuming alcoholic beverages can be beneficial for cholesterol levels

    While some stud­ies sug­gest­ed that light to mod­er­ate drink­ing of wine/​alcoholic…

    White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

    White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

    Drink­ing white wine and Cham­pagne could reduce your risk of suf­fer­ing a sud­den…

    Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

    Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

    A tale of weak asso­ci­a­tions and method­olog­i­cal issues.

    Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

    Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

    Sales of VQA wine made from Ontario-grown grapes up over 60%



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    Winery Pollinator Programs Are Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Vineyard

    Ben­e­fits include bet­ter soil health, improved grape qual­i­ty, and pest and dis­ease…

    Trump Administration Shelves Government Study On Alcohol and Health

    Trump Administration Shelves Government Study On Alcohol and Health

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    Ontario Chardonnay: Mastering the aging process

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      A Few BC Wine Suggestions for Your Easter Dinner 2025

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      Niagara’s Westcott Vineyards making ‘wines that people want to drink’

      Niagara’s Westcott Vineyards making ‘wines that people want to drink’

      It’s a pret­ty sim­ple recipe for suc­cess at Niagara’s West­cott Vine­yards:…

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Cool cli­mate wines may be the key to the future of the wine indus­try. North Amer­i­can…



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      US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried

      US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried

      The fight over drink­ing just got messier

      Corks exempt from 15% tariff in the US

      Corks exempt from 15% tariff in the US

      Clo­sures man­u­fac­tur­ers are cel­e­brat­ing as Trump announces that cork stop­pers…

      Why wine has a problem and how to solve it

      Why wine has a problem and how to solve it

      Wine sales have now declined for three years – and the caus­es are struc­tur­al and…

      Don’t bank on courts to stop wine tariff threat, says US lobby group

      Don’t bank on courts to stop wine tariff threat, says US lobby group

      Mak­ing the eco­nom­ic argu­ment against wine tar­iffs remains key, a lead­ing trade…

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Cool cli­mate wines may be the key to the future of the wine indus­try. North Amer­i­can…

      Tariffs Come Due for Wine Importers

      Tariffs Come Due for Wine Importers

      Importers Pay Now, We Pay Later

      Hybrid grapes could save wine from climate change

      Hybrid grapes could save wine from climate change

      Extreme weath­er is threat­en­ing the world’s tra­di­tion­al wine­mak­ing regions, with…

      Why are young people drinking less wine?

      Why are young people drinking less wine?

      A new sur­vey from lead­ing research com­pa­ny Wine Opin­ions sur­veyed 1,215 Amer­i­cans…

      North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

      North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

      Dri­ven by health trends and sus­tain­able farm­ing, the organ­ic wine mar­ket in North…

      The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

        The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

        The glob­al drinks indus­try faces an exis­ten­tial threat as the World Health…

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        Wine, moderation & pleasure

        Wine, moderation & pleasure

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        Missing your Cali reds? Niagara’s Bella Terra has the answer you’re looking for

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        A collaborative vision for Niagara’s Tawse and Redstone wineries

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        Hester Creek releases its Columbia Valley wines

        Hester Creek releases its Columbia Valley wines

        Hes­ter Creek Estate Win­ery near Oliv­er is one of the first Okana­gan winer­ies to…

        The Mavericks: ‘Visionary’ Trenholm brings Canadian wines and events to the people

        The Mavericks: ‘Visionary’ Trenholm brings Canadian wines and events to the people

        A vision­ary, a mav­er­ick, a savvy busi­ness­woman … all apt descrip­tors for…


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        Possible effect of wine on bone mineral density

          Possible effect of wine on bone mineral density

          The cur­rent review intend­ed to assess clin­i­cal and ani­mal stud­ies inves­ti­gat­ing…

          Highlights of the 2nd international Lifestyle, Diet, Wine and Health congress in Rome

            Highlights of the 2nd international Lifestyle, Diet, Wine and Health congress in Rome

            For the sec­ond time, inter­na­tion­al sci­en­tists met for a two-day con­gress to…

            Is there a difference between red and white wine regarding cancer risk?

              Is there a difference between red and white wine regarding cancer risk?

              Alco­hol has been clas­si­fied as car­cino­gen by the Inter­na­tion­al Agency for…

              Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

                Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

                This prospec­tive study from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty (with 2 groups of health…

                Light to moderate drinkers with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

                  Light to moderate drinkers with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

                  A new study from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty showed that com­pared to non-drink­ing, light to…

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                    Madrid and Seville to research the effects of wine on healthy aging and gut health under FIVIN’s…

                    Two sci­en­tif­ic research projects devel­oped by the Fac­ul­ty of Med­i­cine of Seville…

                    New Spanish study using an innovative measure finds cardiovascular benefits of moderate wine consumption

                      New Spanish study using an innovative measure finds cardiovascular benefits of moderate wine…

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                      Winery Pollinator Programs Are Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Vineyard

                      Winery Pollinator Programs Are Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Vineyard

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                      Survey uncovers solutions to help US shoppers buy more wine

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                      Trump Administration Shelves Government Study On Alcohol and Health

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                      Moderate alcohol intake boosts cardiovascular health, meta-analysis finds

                      Moderate alcohol intake boosts cardiovascular health, meta-analysis finds

                      The study, pub­lished by the Inter­na­tion­al Sci­en­tif­ic Forum on Alco­hol Research,…

                      Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

                        Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

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                            Wine + Health 3: A Look Behind the Anti-Alcohol Movement with Christopher Snowdon

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